Readers Poll
2011 Readers Poll: Dining
Published: September 21, 2011
Best New Restaurant
1) Chazz: A Bronx Original (1415 Aliceanna St., [410] 522-5511, chazzbronxoriginal.com)
2) Corner BYOB
3) Thames Street Oyster House
Best Fancy Restaurant
1) Woodberry Kitchen
2) Charleston
3) Prime Rib
Best Cheap Restaurant
1) Sip and Bite (2200 Boston St., [410] 675-7077)
2) The Golden West cafe
3) The Dizz
Best Romantic Restaurant
1) Woodberry Kitchen (2010 Clipper Park Road, No. 126, [410] 464-8000, woodberrykitchen.com)
2) Charleston
3) Kali’s Court
Best Restaurant for Vegetarians
1) One World cafe (100 W. University Parkway, [410] 235-5777, one-world-cafe.com)
2) Liquid Earth
3) Yabba Pot
Best Chef
1) Cindy Wolf
2) Spike Gjerde
3) Ted Stelzenmuller
Best Restaurant Service
1) Woodberry Kitchen
2) Charleston
3) Cinghiale
Best Food Truck
1) Kooper’s Chowhound Burger Wagon (@BRGRwagon)
2) Gypsy Queen cafe
3) Curbside cafe
Best Local Foodie Product
1) Berger Cookies (bergercookies.com)
2) Zeke’s Coffee
3) Tie: Crab cakes, Old Bay
Best Cup of Coffee
1) Zeke’s (4607 Harford Road, [410] 254-0122, zekescoffee.com)
2) Spro
3) Starbucks
Best Breakfast
1) Miss Shirley’s (513 W. Cold Spring Lane, [410] 889-5272; 750 E. Pratt St., [410] 528-5373; missshirleys.com)
2) Blue Moon cafe
3) Pete’s Grille
Best Brunch
1) Miss Shirley’s
2) The Golden West cafe
3) Little Havana
Best Bagel
1) Greg’s Bagels (519 E. Belvedere Ave., [410] 323-9463, )
2) Towson Hot Bagels
3) Tie: Sam’s Bagels, Goldberg’s
Best Desserts
1) Vaccaro’s (222 Albermarle St., [410] 685-4905, vaccarospastry.com)
2) Pattiserie Poupon
3) Tie: Dangerously Delicious Pies, Sweet Sin Bakery
Best Place to Get Ice Cream
1) Pitango Gelato (802 S. Broadway, [410] 236-0741, pitangogelato.com)
2) Taharka Brothers
3) Maggie Moo’s
Best Crab House
1) L.P. Steamers (1100 E. Fort Ave., [410] 576-9294, lpsteamers.com)
2) Mr. Bill’s Terrace Inn
3) Obrycki’s
Best Crab Cake
1) Faidley’s Seafood (203 N. Paca St., [410] 727-4898, faidleyscrabcakes.com)
2) G&M
3) Koco’s Pub
Best Pit Beef
1) CHAPS Charcoal Restaurant (5801 Pulaksi Highway, [410] 483-2379, chapspitbeef.com)
2) Andy Nelson’s Barbecue
3) Charcoal Deli
Best Barbecue
1) Andy Nelson’s Barbecue (11007 York road, [410] 527-1226, andynelsonsbbq.com)
2) Big Bad Wolf’s House of Barbecue
3) Harborque
Best Burger
1) Abbey Burger Bistro (1041 Marshall St., [443] 453-9698, abbeyburgerbistro.com)
2) Hamilton Tavern
3) Kooper’s Tavern
Best Pizza
1) Joe Squared (133 W. North Ave., [410] 545-0444; 30 Market Place, Power Plant Live, [410] 962-5566, joesquared.com)
2) Iggies
3) Matthew’s Pizza
Best Hot Dog
1) Haute Dog Carte (8070 Falls Road, [410] 608-3500, hautedogcarte.com)
2) Stuggy’s
3) Beef Brothers
Best Taco
1) Tortilleria Sinaloa (1716 Eastern Ave., [410] 276-3741, tortilleria-sinaloa.com)
2) Holy Frijoles
3) Taco Fiesta
Best Indian
1) Akbar (823 N. Charles St., [410] 539-0944, akbar-restaurant.com)
2) Ambassador Dining Room
3) Kumari
Best Italian
1) Sabatino’s (901 Fawn St., [410] 727-9414, sabatinos.com)
2) Amiccis
3) La Scala
Best Japanese
1) Tie: Minato (800 N. Charles St., [410] 332-0332, minatosushibar.com), Sushi Hana (6080 Falls Road, [410] 377-4228, sushihanabaltimore.com)
2) Matsuri
3) Ra Sushi
Best Korean
1) Nam Kang (2126 Maryland Ave., [410] 685-6237)
2) Jong Kak
3) Honey Pig Gooldaegee Korean BBQ
Best Latin
1) Mari Luna (102 Reisterstown Road, Pikesville, [410] 496-9910; 1010 Reisterstown Road, Pikesville, [410] 653-5151; 1225 Cathedral St., [410] 637-8013; mariluna.com)
2) Chicken Rico
3) Miguel’s Cocina y Cantina
Best Middle Eastern
1) Helmand (805 N. Charles St., [410] 752-0311, helmand.com)
2) Baba’s Mediterranean Kitchen
3) Lebanese Taverna
Best Thai
1) Thai Arroy (1019 Light St., [410] 385-8587, thaiarroy.com)
2) Thai Restaurant
3) Thai Landing
Best Vietnamese
1) Mekong Delta (105 W. Saratoga St., No. 1, [410] 244-8677)
2) Saigon Remembered (now closed)
3) Tie: Pho No. 1, Pho Dat Thanh
Best Deli
1) Attman’s Delicatessen (1019 E. Lombard St., [410] 563-2666, attmansdeli.com)
2) Trinacria
3) Di Pasquale’s
Best Tapas
1) Tapas Teatro (1711 N. Charles St., Suite A, [410] 332-0110, tapasteatro.com)
2) Pazo
3) Kali’s Mezze
Best Outdoor Dining
1) Tapas Teatro
2) Nick’s Fish House and Grill
3) Tie: Joe Squared and Gertrude’s
Best Late Night Dining
1) Papermoon Diner (227 W. 29th St., [410] 889-4444, papermoondiner24.com)
2) Sip and Bite
3) Never on Sunday
Best Pub Grub
1) The Brewer’s Art (1106 N. Charles St., [410] 547-9310, belgianbeer.com)
2) Hamilton Tavern
3) The Dizz
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